Audrey Barrick

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• Apr 17, 2007

  Southern Baptist Leaders Blast ABC Sex Abuse Report

  Contrary to a recent report claiming little is being done to stop clergy sex offenders in Southern Baptist churches, the denomination's head stressed that Southern Baptist are addressing the problem.

• Apr 17, 2007

  Study: Clergy Happiest, Most Satisfied American Workers

  Pastors – perceived to be some of the most under-appreciated and on-demand workers in America – are actually the happiest and most satisfied in their jobs, a new study found.

• Apr 16, 2007

  Church Staff Can't Avoid Accountability

  Oftentimes, pastors and church staff find it difficult to carry the idea of being accountable, according to one Canada pastor.

• Apr 15, 2007

  Southern Baptist Abuse Cases Garnering More Attention, Warnings

  Clergy sex scandals have widely been exposed in the Catholic Church, but recent media attention has gone toward Protestant churches, mainly the Southern Baptist Convention, which some fear may be developing a similar pattern to the Catholic Church.

• Apr 14, 2007

  Study Claims Abstinence Classes Don't Work

  A new study claims that students who participated in sexual abstinence programs were just as likely to have sex as those who did not take the classes.

• Apr 13, 2007

  Biblical Purity Message Expands Across HIV-Stricken Africa

  Nearly $1 million will go toward the expansion of a global abstinence program in Africa, where HIV/AIDS infections prevail.

• Apr 12, 2007

  Sex Abuse Victims Still Say Southern Baptists are 'Unresponsive'

  A network of formerly abused victims remains "very concerned" about the Southern Baptist Convention's response to the issue of clergy sex abuse as the nation’s largest Protestant denomination allegedly remains “unresponsive” to its calls to enforce accountability in its churches to ensure safety from sex offenders.

• Apr 12, 2007

  Baptist Seminary Seeks Dismissal of Lawsuit Over Gender Discrimination

  A month after a former Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary professor filed suit against the school for her dismissal because of her gender, the seminary filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit.

• Apr 11, 2007

  Churches Struggle with Accepting, Rejecting Sex Offenders

  When it comes to hiring former sex offenders as ministers or other church staff, the priority is often the safety of the children. But when the offender wants to join the church as a congregant, the question of acceptance is a tougher one.

• Apr 10, 2007

  Southern Baptists Launch Annual Evangelistic Efforts

  Statewide evangelistic efforts were launched over the weekend by Southern Baptists months ahead of their annual meeting in San Antonio, Texas.